Ocean State Forecast Services - major mile stones …

2014

Online Oil Spill Advisory (OOSA) system

Sea state forecast for port & harbours

Joint INCOIS-IMD bulletins

2015

High Res forecasts

OSF bulletins - ship routes

Wave surge alert OSF to Sri Lanka

& Seychells

Experimental Ocean State Forecast launched

2001 Tidal circulation forecast

for the north west coast launched

2003

Coastal wave forecast launched

2005 2007

Location-specific OSF launched in local language

2008

Initiated value added OSF services to maritime boards etc.

2009

High Wave Alerts

2010

Forecast services on Ocean General circulation features like SST, currents, MLD and D20.

Tide forecast for 170 stations

2013

Web map services

OSF to Maldives Global wave

forecasts

2016

SARAT OOSA 3.0

2012

OSF along ship-routes

Offshore wind advisory for ONGC etc.

General Forecast Products • Global Forecast

• Regional – 7 Regions

• Coastal – 9 Coastal states of India

• Island – A&N and Lakshadweep

• Location specific -100 locations

• Tidal forecast system for 178

locations

• Real time validation System

• Forecast dissemination in local

languages

• High resolution Forecast for West

Coast of India

• Forecast along ship-track

• Eddy Forecasts

• OSF for Neighbouring countries

through RIMES

• Navy specific forecast products

• OSF Web Map Services

• Sea State Forecast for ports and

Harbours

• Online Oil spill advisories (OOSA)

• Search and Rescue Aid Tool

(SARAT)

• High Wave/swell/bulletins

• Joint INCOIS – IMD Bulletins

including storm surge warning

also

• Bulletins on Ocean State Forecast

along Standard shipping routes

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